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Mount Pleasant, Iowa - 7 schools
An equity score of 78/100 ranks Mount Pleasant Comm School District #26 of 303 districts in Iowa (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,800 per pupil, Mount Pleasant Comm School District ranks #131 of 327 Iowa districts by per-pupil spending (Iowa districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,852
Total Enrollment
7
Schools
$12,800
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Mount Pleasant Comm School District operates 7 public schools serving 1,852 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Iowa. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 2 high, 1 middle, 1 combined schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Henry County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,800 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 327 Iowa districts by per-pupil spending. See how Iowa compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 35.1% local, 53.4% state, and 11.5% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 78/100, ranked #26 of 303 in Iowa against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 7 schools offering Advanced Placement (9 AP courses district-wide), a 334.6:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 23.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 75.8% White, 12.7% Hispanic or Latino, 3.2% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Wisdomquest Education Center, with a diversity index of 57.1/100.
Its largest campus is Mount Pleasant High School, enrolling 545 students (30% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Wisdomquest Education Center, at 26 students, a 21x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Mount Pleasant High School accounts for 29.4% of all Mount Pleasant Comm School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Mount Pleasant Comm School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Mount Pleasant Comm School District school enrollment varies 21× across entities
Mount Pleasant Comm School District school enrollment ranges from 26 students (lowest) to 545 students (highest), a spread of 519 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Mount Pleasant Comm School District student-counselor ratio is 335:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Variation between sub-units within Mount Pleasant Comm School District is typically wider than the Mount Pleasant Comm School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Mount Pleasant Comm School District chronic absenteeism rate is 23.2% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Mount Pleasant Comm School District is typically wider than the Mount Pleasant Comm School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Mount Pleasant Comm School District's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Mount Pleasant Comm School District?
Mount Pleasant Comm School District has 7 schools, including 2 high, 1 middle, 1 combined, 3 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,852 students.
How much does Mount Pleasant Comm School District spend per student?
Mount Pleasant Comm School District spends $12,800 per student. The district has an equity score of 78/100, ranking #26 in Iowa.
What is the demographic composition of Mount Pleasant Comm School District?
Mount Pleasant Comm School District students are 75.8% White, 12.7% Hispanic or Latino, 3.2% Asian, 2.4% African American, averaged across 7 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Mount Pleasant Comm School District?
Mount Pleasant Comm School District has an equity score of 78/100, ranking #26 out of 303 districts in Iowa.